There was two other miners on-site and neither of them saw what happened. They found ee lying down next to the water truck and the rock crusher water tank. He was bleeding from the back of his head.
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May 27, 2015
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
North County Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
July 3, 2012
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North County Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Conditions of the mine site had not changed since the last MSHA inspection. Conditions were normal. The severity of the operators injury consists of a severe laceration to the tip of his left index finger. Stitches were required.
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